Crews for the Michael Bay-directed movie "Transformers 4" appear to be building some kind of Asian-inspired town near the old United Artists Theatre.

Check out MLive Detroit's photo gallery above with shots taken Saturday afternoon in this strange area that looks like some kind of Chinatown in the making.

A security guard, who declined to identify himself, confirmed last month at the site that "Transformers 4" crews are building a "small town" in that area that's expected to take at least a month to complete.

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